About us

About us

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications.

Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We have worked in Bulgaria since 1939. Every year, we reach out to thousands of students, educators, policymakers, academics, researchers, creatives and entrepreneurs in Bulgaria.

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The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). British Council - branch Bulgaria is registered as a branch of a foreign non-profit organisation in public benefit with local tax number 176540548.